御用

Chinese

		defend; imperial; to drive	to use
trad. (御用)		御	用
simp. #(御用)		御	用

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùyòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄩㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁶ jung⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gīr-iōng / gū-iōng / gī-iōng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùyòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄩㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùyòng
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-yung⁴
    • Yale: yù-yùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhyonq
    • Palladius: юйюн (jujjun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁶ jung⁶
    • Yale: yuh yuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁶ jung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁶ yung⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²² jʊŋ²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gīr-iōng
    • Tâi-lô: gīr-iōng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡɯ⁴¹⁻²² iɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gū-iōng
    • Tâi-lô: gū-iōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: guxiong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡu²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡu³³⁻²¹ iɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡu³³⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-iōng
    • Tâi-lô: gī-iōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gixiong
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡi²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡi³³⁻²¹ iɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡi³³⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/

Verb

御用

1. (historical) to be for imperial use; to be for the use of an emperor
2. to be for the use of some specific people or organizations

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御	用
ご Grade: S	よう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ごよー [gòyóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞jo̞ː]

Noun

御(ご)用(よう) • (go-yō) 

1. job, business for to do for someone

   御用(ごよう)はありますか？何(なに)か御用(ごよう)ですか？

   Go-yō wa arimasu ka? Nanika goyō desu ka?

   Can I help you?

2. arrest